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It's 'Game of Thrones' final Season 8: What do we know? Not much, deities be thanked

In the end, the Night King will reign supreme over Westeros, and all of the humans who tried to resist him will be converted into those proto-zombies known as White Walkers, sad trombone.

Sorry, no, that's wrong. When it is all over, when the epic battle of battles has been fought, Sansa Stark will be left occupying the Iron Throne, saddened over the loss of so many friends, family members and even worthy enemies but nonetheless determined to rule what remains of humankind with compassion and resolve, moderately triumphal bugle cry.

Or, wait: It's the Clegane brothers, the Hound and the Mountain, once mortal enemies, who will emerge from the coming test of tactical mettle as survivors and co-sovereigns on this side of the Narrow Sea. Their champion at tournaments - and commercial sponsor - will, of course, be the Bud Knight, no trumpet notes necessary.

What I'm trying to say here is that A) everything sounds better with a horn section and B) almost anything could happen when "Game of Thrones," HBO's sprawling epic about dragons, monarchy and

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